Who We Are
We created edge to bring a new Urban Design and masterplanning offer to the market; having worked together for many years with extensive experience across all sectors from housing to education, retail, and commercial masterplanning. The concept behind edge is to bring together Hannah’s passion for visioning and concept design with Sarah’s love for robust detailing and delivery.
From our Buckinghamshire based studio, near Thame, we offer a bespoke service for projects of all scales from one house to 20,000+ homes. We create special places and instill the importance and added value of good placemaking.
Hannah Smart
Director
Recognised Practitioner
BA Dip (Hons) Dip Arch
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Winner of the Oxford Property Festival Young Person of the Year for 2018, Hannah is a leader in her field and promotes high-quality development and regeneration through her comprehensive and inspiring design process.
As an “ideas person” and with the desire to think outside of the box, Hannah uses her creative skills to think strategically and bring added value and energy to her work. She believes in creating narrative at every stage and engaging a design process that is interdisciplinary, follows a landscape-led approach and achieves imaginative placemaking.
Hannah recently featured in the BBC 2 documentary “The Newbuilds are Coming”, which followed a housing development through the Planning System; observing the extensive design process and detailed consideration that takes place behind the scenes of the development industry.
During her career, Hannah has been involved in, and led, the design of many projects including Masterplans and Visions for NW Bicester Eco Town, Oak Old Common, Earls Court, Royal Albert Docks, Mount Pleasant and Wood Wharf. She has successfully designed and delivered mixed-use masterplans of between 1 and 20,000 units in the South East, predominantly Oxfordshire.
Hannah is passionate about site finding, urban regeneration and creating vibrant high streets for our towns and cities.
Sarah Murray
Director
Recognised Practitioner
BArch MA Urban Design
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Sarah is passionate about creating special places. From her extensive travels and scrutiny of places around the world, she is motivated to enhance the quality of placemaking in the UK with fresh and forward-thinking ideas – making ‘different’ great!
One of Sarah’s strengths is turning ideas into reality. She believes in designing high quality, sustainable developments with a strong focus on community engagement to create a legacy for future generations.
Sarah’s architectural background and natural aptitude for resolving problems ensures a design approach that embraces rigour and structure at all stages of the design process. She takes immense pride in her work and her attention to detail is second to none.
Throughout her career to date, Sarah has taken a lead role in the design, coordination, and delivery of numerous residential and mixed-use projects, ranging from 1 to 6,000 units. Notable masterplanning projects in the UK include Chilmington Green, Ashford; South Worcester; Boorley Green, Eastleigh; and St Ives, Cambridgeshire; as well as an award-winning regeneration project in Lenton, Nottingham. Sarah has also been involved in various projects in Sweden and Australia.
Astrid Guthier
Urban Design
Consultant
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Astrid has an unprecedented passion for the built environment, with vast enthusiasm, eagerness, and excitement to design people-centric developments which utilise and enhance the natural environment.
Having graduated with a First-Class Honours in BSc Urban Planning and Development, and awarded Top Performing Student in her cohort, Astrid is now undertaking an MA in Urban Design at Oxford Brookes. Consulting for edge alongside her Masters degree strengthens Astrid’s knowledge and first-hand experience in the industry, whilst allowing her to apply newly taught theory and techniques to her work.
Astrid’s willingness to learn and flair to take on new challenges are proving to be the foundation of a highly skilled designer. She believes in the importance of sharing ideas and experiences so that others may also become inspired to stimulate creative change for a sustainable future.
Jodie Hampson
Events, Marketing & PR Consultant
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Jodie is a highly creative individual, with a natural aptitude to deliver clear and informed visions for her clients.
Her career to date includes visual merchandising for luxury retail; social media management and marketing for high end real estate; brand development within the food industry; and project management within the corporate sector.
Jodie is also the owner of an events business. Through her expert guidance, she has created, adapted and successfully delivered a vast number of events to a wide variety of client specifications.
With excellent communication skills, one of Jodie’s strengths is her natural ability for Public Relations and networking, striking up lasting relationships with clients and stakeholders.
Jodie is passionate about her experiences and strives to deliver, develop and execute her creative ideas for edge. She is thrilled to be working with a team of very talented ladies who bring together a varied skill set and a fresh approach to delivering projects.
Sophie Evans
Creative & Marketing Consultant
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As a highly experienced brand guardian and creative marketeer, Sophie looks after the customer journey whilst also striving to protect brand identity, with a focus on producing strong multi-channel assets in the world of digital media, print, advertising and retail.
Sophie has spent the past 10 years working on a multitude of creative projects for a variety of brands and industries. Specialising in project and campaign management, she is the organised, logical brain who enables the creative brains to create.